Written by Emily Thompson, 12th grade
On Sunday April 29, 2024, we sent out an Empire Posts representative to a local rally for Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Our media outlet had a goal of interviewing a presidential candidate in 2024 and interview one we did.
Our representative reported that after about an hour long speech by Mr Kennedy he took to the photo line where with the press pass in hand he intented on completing Empire Post’s task at hand. Getting to ask Mr Kennedy at least one question.
Our Empire Post representative was granted backstage access thanks to the press pass which allowed them to meet Mr Kennedy.
Knowing his views on issues such as vaccines, we decided to ask him a question regarding vaccine mandates in our schools. Across the country, including New York, many families have decided to pull their children out of the school system because of the mandates.
Our question for him went as follows
“As a candidate for the presidency, what is your stance on vaccine mandates in our schools, something that has caused many parents to opt their children out of the school system”
Mr Kennedy responded by saying the following
“I think the whole thing with Covid, vaccine mandates and the closing of schools should never have happened. Parents should be able to make their own decisions on their children’s health. I am against the mandates, it is hurting our children and our education system and it is against our values.”
Stay tuned for more interviews and articles on the Empire Posts website, with elections at the federal and local level kicking off we will have interviews coming soon with many of the candidates in these state and local elections.
